Dietitian/Nutritionist

In this course you will learn practical solutions for working effectively with your colleagues, employees, and supervisor. You'll find out the underlying reasons for difficult people and learn how to manage those difficulties effectively, work productively with a diverse workforce, and transform misery into productivity.

This course focuses on the increasingly punitive attitude toward women of color and how it has dramatically affected the legal systems with which poor women interact most: welfare, criminal justice, and family courts. In each of these areas poor women are stigmatized; their behavior is viewed with suspicion and hostility; and state efforts to control their sexual and maternal behavioral become even harsher. Incite! Women of Color against Violence and Critical Resistance are two U.S. National Activist Organizations founded in 1998 and 2000, respectively, to fight against the violence toward and oppression of women and men of color. In this course they try to identify the myths and stereotypes held in popular culture.

In this course you will understand why aging is so closely linked to Cardiovascular Disease, and ultimately the causes and cures that have been developed for this group of diseases.

This course focuses on domestic violence at the margins: readings on race, class, gender and culture attempts to identify and make relevant the lives of women, victims/survivors of domestic violence, from diverse racial, ethnic, socioeconomic backgrounds as well as sexual orientations and immigrant statuses. This anthology fills a void in the domestic violence literature by addressing theory, research, services, and activism around the lives of battered women/survivors in the United States. Thus, the anthology studies domestic violence at the personal and structural levels as well as culturally, in academic and activists contexts, for theory and research as well as for practical services. It seeks to give voice to diverse perspectives on domestic violence, to unify themes and concerns of battered women from many groups, and to elucidate controversies and raise questions that remain unaddressed in this emerging field.

In this course you will learn what Anthrax is, how it affects its victims, why it is contagious, its clinical forms, and how it is treated.

In this course you will learn about several types of Anxiety Disorders, their unique symptoms, how Anxiety Disorders are being treated currently, and the research that will help to treat them in the future.

In this course you will learn about a painful swelling and infection of the appendix called Appendicitis. Covered will be its causes, symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments as well as who gets Appendicitis and what people should do if they have Appendicitis.

In this course you will learn about the wide range of Autism Spectrum Disorders in both adults and children. You will learn about the disorder’s indicators and symptoms, aids and treatment options, and also about the research that is being done to help people who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Unlike other career books, Bad Apples offers administrators a team-focused approach to neutralizing a not so pleasant atmosphere. Relevant solutions are considered to decide the right course of action to keep a bad apple from ruining the whole bunch. This simple straightforward guide will teach you how to tackle different types of bad employees and their behavior.

This course emphasizes the importance of nurses to assess the patient's knowledge about his or her HIV infection, including risk factors, possible date or timing of infection, and client understanding of treatment options. The nurse should also assess the educational needs of the client and plan educational interventions as appropriate, and the patient's coping mechanisms should be assessed. It is also important to assess the patient's HIV treatment history and experience with treatments, such as medications, side effects, and comfort level with healthcare providers, and and expectations regarding treatment. Nurses can help the patient prepare to discuss the short-term and long-term treatment goals with his or her primary care provider by providing reassurance and privacy during the visit and helping the client to explore his or her own treatment and healthcare expectations.

In this course you will be given a guide to help you communicate based on your personality. You will learn things such as how to start, continue, and end a conversation, how to handle tough conversations, and how to be yourself.

In this course you will learn a brief overview of the disease process.  By understanding how the disease process works, health care providers can better protect themselves from infectious disease.
Every minute of every day, the immune system works to protect the body from pathogens.  This course is intending to develop a basic understanding of the body’s ability to protect it-self and what one should expect when this system fails.

In this course you will learn what Crohn’s Disease is, the groups of people that are susceptible to it, its causes and complications, how it is diagnosed and treated, and what research is being done about it today.

This course offers students the chance to study the work of experienced social workers practicing with domestic violence cases. As graduate and undergraduate social work educators, we (the editors) have struggled to find quality practice materials that translate well into a classroom setting.  Over the years, we have used case materials from our practice careers, professionally produced audiovisuals, and tried other casebooks. While each had its advantages, we could not find a vehicle that allowed students to study the work of experienced practitioners that took students beyond the belief that practice is a technical endeavor that involves finding “correct” interventions to solve client problems. We want our students to study and analyze how experienced practitioners think about practice and how they struggle to resolve ethical dilemmas and make treatment decisions that meet the needs of their clientele. We want students to review and challenge the work of others in a way that allows them to understand what comprises important practice decisions with real clients in real practice settings. That is, we want classroom materials that allow students entry into the minds of experienced practitioners.

In this course you will learn about Cushing’s syndrome- a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body’s tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol. This course will discuss the components of Cushing’s syndrome, it’s signs and symptoms, causes, tests to diagnose it, and the different ways Cushing’s syndrome can be treated today.

This course offers a fresh approach to the challenges of providing outstanding customer service. Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service provides proven tips and strategies for meeting customers' expectations and satisfying their needs, becoming easier to do business with, determining the right times to bend or break the rules, becoming fantastic fixers and powerful problem-solvers, coping effectively with “difficult” customers, and communicating effectively with coworkers across functions in other departments.

In this course you will learn about the three main types of Diabetes, how other types of Diabetes can be caused, what pre-diabetes is, the tests used to determine Diabetes, the persons at risk for Diabetes, and how Diabetes can be managed.

This course provides information about an acute, toxin-mediated disease caused by the Bacterium Corynebacterium Diphtheriae otherwise known as Diphtheria. You will gain knowledge about Diphtheria Pathogenesis, Features, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Vaccinations.

In this course you will learn the difference between Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis. This course will cover the symptoms, complications, diagnostic methods, and treatments for Diverticular Disease.

This course covers the horrors of domestic violence. Domestic violence is well known and is regularly addressed in the mass media. Most of us have seen movies about domestic violence, or watched an episode of our favorite television drama that dealt with the issue, or seen it discussed on talk shows, in general interest magazines, or in the daily news. Domestic violence is not one of those extremely rare family horrors (such as a grandfather who sleeps with his grandson’s girlfriend and the grandson wants to beat on him) this is blown all out of proportion by the selective programming of shock-addicted talk show producers. It is clear that domestic violence is not at all unusual. It is a serious and far-reaching social problem.

This course illustrates how to win in business by motivating employees in the most positive way possible – nurturing them, showing that you value their accomplishments, and giving them the skills and the responsibility to become winners. You will learn practical techniques that focus on leadership and management, motivation, and communication.

This course explores the hidden nature of elder mistreatment. Other forms of domestic abuse, such as child abuse and neglect and spousal abuse, have been recognized for over 30 years, but it is within only approximately 15 years that the mistreatment of elderly family members has come to the attention of the public and professional groups. Case histories are provided highlighting common aspects of elder mistreatment: a combination of physical and financial abuse and medical neglect. Findings from the several phases of research are described. The first phase consisted mainly of exploratory studies that confirmed that existence of elder mistreatment. The second phase focuses interests to characteristics of abusers, with abuser dependency, not elder dependency, surfacing as a significant contributor to elder mistreatment. Pioneering studies on elder mistreatment in nursing facilities , within the relationship between caregiver and impaired elder, and among several ethnic groups are dominant activities in the last few years.

This course demonstrates how doing the right thing fosters a winning situation for all, with positive results for employees, clients, investors, and even your own state of mind.

This course discusses the meaning of Ethics in Action as a practical approach to understanding issues that arise in human interaction. First, it focuses on what counts as an ethical matter and suggests that moral concerns extend beyond major social conflicts, public policy struggles, and life and death issues to ordinary daily happenings that more typically affects persons who live and work in nursing homes. Second, attention turns to the application of Ethics in practice. This includes perceptions about the nature and intent of ethical deliberation as well as different analytical approaches that may be used. Third, contextual considerations that affect the understanding of resident-focused cases are discussed as they relate to the work world of staff, organizational subcultures, and universal moral concerns. Finally, frame works for thinking about practical resident focused issues are offered as ways to facilitate assessment, from an ethical point of view, of the situations institutionalized persons with Dementia encounter.

This course focuses on the work of Beth E. Richie, a scholar and member of Incite!----a national activist organization of women of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue, and community organizing. Richie critiques the anti-violence movement for discounting race, nationality, class, and sexuality as significant constructs in the analysis of gender violence. Richie argues that violence against women of color is deeply embedded in issues of structural racism and poverty.

This course helps readers understand the structural---or as Carolyn West calls it “demographic”---factors that trump race and culture in the measurement of domestic violence prevalence. These factors are chiefly poverty, unemployment, and to some extent recency of migration. When race and ethnicity influence and determine access to economic resources, as in the case in the United States, an understanding of abiding histories of exclusions and disadvantage is key to any inquiry on racial and ethnic diversity and domestic violence.

This course provides insight into the many issues surrounding caring for and meeting the needs of the terminally ill patient and their family. Topics include: telling a patient s/he is terminally ill, helping the dying patient in accepting the end of life, communicating with those who can't verbalize their needs, and addressing the ethical concerns regarding prolongation of life, euthanasia, and suicide.

This course will teach you how to manage your time by learning how to balance your life. It goes beyond the traditional “how-to-be-more-efficient” time management by emphasizing effectiveness instead of efficiency. This new approach will empower you to define what is truly important; to accomplish worthwhile goals; and to lead a rich, rewarding and balanced life.

In this course you will learn how Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) can disrupt a person’s life by causing them to worry about everything, the symptoms that are commonly seen with this disorder, and how someone with GAD can find help and treatment.

In this course you will learn about an autoimmune disorder known as Graves’ Disease. You will learn about its symptoms, the persons likely to develop it, how it is diagnosed and treated, and what research is being done about Graves’ disease today.

In this course you will learn about the business philosophy called “Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A.” Using this philosophy you will be able to give better performance reviews, understand effective change, have better leadership, and apply the “Simple Truths” to your company.

In this course you will learn how Hepatitis A is caused and transmitted, its origins and life, how it has affected the United States, and how it is being treated today.

This course provides information about a small, double-shelled virus in the family Hepadnaviridae otherwise known as Hepatitis B. You will gain knowledge about Hepatitis B’s Features, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Vaccinations.

In this course you will learn about symptom management of the HIV-infected adolescent and/or adult.  Nurses assess the symptoms and provide a diagnosis.  Goals of intervention and health teachings are established for each symptom.  Finally an evaluation is made of the interventions and their ability to bring relief to the adolescent and/or adult.

In this course you will learn about medical errors. Covered will be how errors occur, who is at risk and improving patient safety.

This course is about building relationships and motivating people.

In this course you will learn about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), including its characteristics, how infection occurs, its epidemiology, how it has affected the United States and how it can be prevented and treated.

In this course you will learn about Hyperthyroidism, a disorder that occurs when the thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormone than the body needs. This course discusses the causes and symptoms, persons likely to develop it, how it is diagnosed and treated, and what research is being done about Hyperthyroidism today.

In this course you will learn about Hypothyroidism, which occurs when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone to meet the body’s needs. This course will cover how the thyroid gland works, the symptoms of Hypothyroidism, the persons at risk for the disease, and how it is diagnosed and treated today.

This course is designed to help you navigate the pitfalls in the workplace. You will learn how to identify the ten most troublesome types of people and strategies to neutralize them.

This course moves past the perception that people who receive an Alzheimer’s diagnosis are lost to themselves and to those who love them and focuses on how the caregiver can connect with the individual through their abilities that don’t diminish with time, such as understanding music, art, facial expressions, and touch.

In this course you will learn about the rapidly changing field of infection-control.  It gives you an overview of how the health care provider who is at risk of occupational exposure to blood and/or body fluid may be protected from contracting a communicable disease.   It is important to learn about infection-control for any number of reasons.  You will learn about three of them.  By applying infection-control practices, health care providers not only learn to protect themselves, they also learn to protect those with whom they come into contact.

This course provides information about a highly infectious viral illness otherwise known as Influenza. You will gain knowledge about Influenza’s Pathogenesis, Features, Complications, Impact, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Vaccinations, and Surveillance.

In this course you will learn how people with integrity are able to connect with others and build trust, are oriented toward reality, finish well, and embrace the negative. Integrity is not something that you either have or don't, but instead is an exciting growth path that all of us can engage in.

In this course you will learn about …healthcare providers and hospitals and how they get paid for services rendered.   We simply visit our physician’s office or the hospital and provide information about our health insurance.  We might pay a token amount called co-pay, but that’s a fraction of the total medical bill.  In this course you will be introduced to the business aspect of healthcare.  Medical Insurance specialists work with patients’ confidential medical records therefore must adhere to ethical and legal standards common to the medical profession.  This course also discusses these standards and how to comply with them.

This course will teach you how to strengthen your leadership skills and inspire your employees which translates to an increase in productivity and profits.

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the great scourges of old age. This book offers Hundreds of Practical tips and the philosophy of living in the patient’s world, when words fail, “listening to their eyes”, and comprehending the emotions and the remaining cognition behind the loss of memories. 

This Course examines the experience of living with Dementia through the retrospective accounts of family members. First, their memories of onset and warning signs preface a discussion of considerations in diagnosing this condition. Second, a focus on interventions aimed at helping individuals compensate for some of the effects of cognitive impairment illustrates associated family dynamics and concerns. Third, stages and symptoms leading to exploration of alternative residential options precede examples of remembered difficulties of decisions associated with nursing home admission.

This course provides information about an acute viral infectious disease otherwise known as Measles. You will gain knowledge about Measles’ Pathogenesis, Features, Complications, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Classifications, and Vaccinations.

In this course you will learn how to establish and maintain a partnership with patients to help them manage their Asthma. Moreover, this course will help nurses asses patient needs, tailor management plans, educate patients to follow their management plan, and coordinate the overall plan of care with other health professionals.